since when; from when; how long
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
normal duties; (one's) regular work
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
-less; lacking; non-existing
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
very important person; VIP
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
distinction; differentiation; classification
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to be softened; to calm down
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to be surprised; to be astonished
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
how; in what way; in what manner
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside